Muddoshi curry or Lady fish curry is a delicious Goan fish curry made with lady fish or kane fish. Muddoshi fish in English is known as lady fish or silver fish whiting. The method to cook muddoshi hooman with radish mentioned below belongs to the Goan Saraswat cuisine recipes.
Goan fish curry can be made with different fish like mackerel, sardines, king fish, anchovies, pearl spot, black pomfret, prawns, etc. The method to prepare Goan human recipe is almost same. Every day a fish curry will be on the lunch menu in Goa except for days when people prefer to eat vegetarian food.
Normally the traditional Goan fish furry does not contain garlic. Garlic is added only to Malvani fish curries. The original taste for the Saraswat Goan fish curries can be found right here on Raksha’s Kitchen. Also another thing to note is, I added coriander seeds to this fish curry and no “teffala” i.e Sichuan pepper. “Teffala” should be added only to fish curries like sardines curry or Mackerel fish curry.
The addition of different spices makes the lady fish curry spicy and tamarind makes it tangy. All the flavors blend well and hence this fish curry tastes awesome.
In Goa, muddoshi fish is found in abundance. If you happen to visit Goa, make sure to visit Colva beach early in the morning. You will get to see at least 20-40 trawlers full of fish and fisher folks coming to the shore and emptying the buckets full of fish there. The fisher folks wait for their respective trawlers and sort out the fish. They divide the fish and everyone takes their share to sell in the local market where it is sold at nominal.
Some of them go door to door selling their fish by yelling “Nustya zai goh?” meaning “Anyone wants fish?”. The people living in Goa are lucky as they get fresh sea fish delivered to their door step everyday.
Ingredients to prepare lady fish curry:
- Lady fish: Lady Fish is locally known as muddoshi in Goa and kane fish in Mangalore. It is one of the tastiest sea fish. The fish is long, slender and silver in colour. The fish is clean and light to digest too. Click here to get more information on lady fish.
- Grated coconut: Freshly grated coconut is used in this recipe. You can even use coconut milk. In that case, replace all spices for spiced powders.
- Onion: I used red onion in this recipe. Do not use any other type of onion in this recipe.
- Radish: A vegetable like radish makes this fish curry tasty and delicious. The pungent flavor of radish blends well in this fish recipe.
- Spices: Different spices like coriander seeds, dry red chilies like byadgi or shepda, black pepper corns, tamarind and turmeric powder (curry powder) is used. The addition of different spices makes the fish curry spicy and tamarind makes the curry tangy. All the flavors blend well and hence this fish curry tastes awesome. All the spices can be found in an Indian grocery store.
How to prepare Muddoshi hooman or lady fish curry?
- To prepare lady fish curry in Goan style we first clean and wash the fish and marinate it by applying turmeric powder, chili powder and salt and keep aside for 30 minutes.
- Cut the radish into 2 inch long fingers and boil them separately.
Let us make the gravy for making “muddoshiche hooman”:
- Grind grated coconut, turmeric powder, tamarind, peppercorns, coriander and red chilies by adding ½ cup water to make gravy.
- In kadai or sauce pan, add oil and fry the onions till they turn brownish.
- Pour the gravy and stir. Add water 1/2 cup or more if needed.
- Mix the lady fish and cook on medium flame for 2 minutes.
- Add radish and boil for 10 minutes by covering the utensil.
- The gravy should neither be too thick nor too thin.
How to serve fish curry with lady fish?
Serve this lady fish curry with steamed rice, fried fish, prawns pickle, sol kadi and beetroot salad.
Goan Lady Fish Curry / Muddoshi Hooman
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Mixer grinder
Ingredients
- 2 - 3 Lady Fish/Silver whiting Muddoshi
- 1/2 cup grated coconut coconut of small size
- 1 marble sized ball of tamarind
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 radish
- 4-5 dry red chilies / byadgi chilies / shepda
- 5 black peppercorns
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander seeds
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 teaspoon oil
For marination:
- 1 tablespoon turmeric powder
- 1/2 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- To prepare lady fish curry in Goan style we first clean and wash the fish and marinate it by applying turmeric powder, chili powder and salt and keep aside for 30 minutes.
- Apply this to the lady fish and leave it aside for a minimum of 30 minutes.
- If you want to marinate for longer time, then keep the marinated fish in refrigerator.
- Separately cut the radish into 2 inch long fingers and boil them separately.
Make the gravy:
- Grind grated coconut, turmeric powder, tamarind, peppercorns, coriander and red chilies by adding ½ cup water to make gravy. Use a mixer / grinder for grinding.
- In kadai, add oil and fry the onions till they turn brownish.
- Pour the gravy and stir. Add water 1/2 cup or more if needed.
- Add the lady fish and cook on medium flame for 2 minutes.
- Add the radish and boil for 10 minutes by covering the utensil.
Notes
- The gravy should neither be too thick nor too thin.
- Addition of radish is optional.
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Note: The recipe was published on 25th May 2011. Updated with steps and description and republished.
Yumm yumm, fingerlicking fish curry,would love to finish that wonderful platter..
love the color of ur curry….
Platter with fish curry is very tempting….
Raksha, that food platter is making me hungry..looks so delicious.
Mouthwatering here, super delicious fish curry,yumm!
By looking at your photo, I know how tasty this fish curry is, can I have some?
This sounds wonderful. Nice flavors and delicious fish curry.